Set: Chapter 12: Hormones

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GnRH; female/male hormone causes pituitary to release FSH and LH; released from hypothalamus
FSH; female hormone follicle-stimulating hormone; causes follicle to grow and release estrogen; created in pituitary gland
LH; female hormone causes follicle to grow and release estrogen and induce ovulation; released in pituitary
Estrogen; female hormone causes build up in thickness of uterline lining; controls seconday sex characteristics; released from ovarian follicle and corpus luteum
progesterone; female hormone released from corpus luteum; causes additional build up in thickness of uterine lining
prolactin; female hormone released from anterior pituitary; mammary glands to produce milk, fills breast w/ breast milk
oxytocin; female hormone released from posterior pituitary; initiates uterin contractions & post-birth it stimulates milk production and contraction of uterus to pre-pregnancy size (and LOVE)
FSH; male hormone released from pituitary gland; stimulates sperm production
LH; male hormone released from pituitary gland; causes testes to secrete androgens which include testosterone
Testosterone; male hormone released from testes; stimulates the growth of secondary sex characteristics such as facial hair and triggers sperm production
androgens causes testes to form sperm
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lhashemi : Changed Testosterone → released from testes; stimulates the growth of secondary sex characteristics such as facial hair and triggers sperm production to Testosterone; male hormone → released from testes; stimulates the growth of secondary sex characteristics such as facial hair and triggers sperm production
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